Back to School Clothes Event for Derby Kids Deemed a Success

From Valley United Valley:

Thursday, August 25, 2016 members of the Corporate Volunteer Council gathered in Derby at Irving Elementary School to proudly send 134 students in great need, back to school in style and ready to learn. The students at Irving Elementary who participated in this program are some of our community’s most vulnerable, and certainly in need of assistance to go back to school with all the necessary supplies, like notebooks, pencils, crayons and backpacks.

Principal of Irving School Jen Olson and her incredible staff were so appreciative of the support from Valley United Way and the Corporate Volunteer Council companies who contributed and could not say enough about the impact this will have on their students.

When the students and their families arrived to meet with the company who sponsored them, the children smiled ear to ear with excitement for all of their new items and many moms were brought to tears at the generosity stating that people will never know just how much this is helping their family.

Each child received a bin filled with two complete outfits to start school in style, a pair of sneakers, a winter coat and a backpack filled with every school supply you can imagine. Director of the Volunteer Center and Corporate Volunteer Council Patricia Tarasovic said, “The generosity and kindness of the CVC with Back to School, reflects the overall CVC mission of making the greatest impact.”

As the Corporate Volunteer Council wraps up its 20th Anniversary, they can proudly say that to date, the Back to School Clothes for Kids Program has supported a total of 2,987 children and invested $604,940 in our Valley youth!

Thank you to all of the companies who participated and made an impact in our community’s children.

Image via Valley United Way